C-suites see record high female CEO, CFOs, rise in black CFOs: Crist|Kolder
CFO Dive
JANUARY 20, 2022
Despite diversity gains, whites and men still hold nearly 90% of CEO, CFO and COO positions, the survey found.
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How can YOU become a finance transformation hero?
Generation CFO
JANUARY 17, 2022
Customer requirements are changing. This means you need to change with them – or get left behind. The finance industry is shifting; agility is key and value cases matter. This leaves finance professionals with a question: what is my role? This is an important question to answer, especially in an industry that is constantly adapting and growing with new technology.
Regulators probe private funds’ ESG policies
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 20, 2022
Document requests suggests SEC sees climate, ethical risks essential to fiduciary duty.
Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook For Smarter Knowledge Work
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.
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How FP&A evolved into a top finance function
CFO Dive
JANUARY 21, 2022
Advances in technology, the rise of the cloud and COVID-19 have made financial planning and analysis a must-have function for companies' ability to act effectively in the face of change.
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Bulent Semovski, Financial Director, Ramboll Americas
Generation CFO
JANUARY 21, 2022
“I like simplicity and creating winning teams,” says Bulent Semovski, Financial Director at consulting sustainable engineering group, Ramboll. “There’s a lot of complexity in finance systems but sometimes, it’s about focusing on simple solutions. Often it’s a question of trial and error with a twist without overcomplicating things.” . Bulent, who first started his finance career sixteen years ago as an auditor at Deloitte, believes simplicity is the key to overcoming issues and challenges within
Tips on ESG compliance
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 20, 2022
Regulators probe private funds’ ESG policies.
Companies ignoring employee demands will falter: Fink
CFO Dive
JANUARY 18, 2022
A tight labor market has strengthened workers’ clout, compelling corporate leaders to increase pay and benefits or risk underperformance, according to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink.
Myth-Busting: ETFs Are Eating the World
CFA Institute
JANUARY 21, 2022
What effect has passive investing, including ETFs and index-tracking mutual funds, had on the US stock market?
Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Is The Key To Better Spend Management
Speaker: Claire Grosjean
Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.
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How can YOU become a finance transformation hero?
Generation CFO
JANUARY 17, 2022
Customer requirements are changing. This means you need to change with them – or get left behind. The finance industry is shifting; agility is key and value cases matter. This leaves finance professionals with a question: what is my role? This is an important question to answer, especially in an industry that is constantly adapting and growing with new technology.
Private equity firms look for new ways to expand their marketing
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 18, 2022
Business development is proving to be a key role as market activity heats up.
Flexible subscription offerings make more money, study shows
CFO Dive
JANUARY 19, 2022
Customers want a choice in payment plans, term lengths and discount options, among other findings from a survey of 2,000 recurring-revenue companies.
Strategic Budgeting and Forecasting: Five Questions to Consider
Centage
JANUARY 18, 2022
While spreadsheets have long reigned supreme as the foundation of budgeting and forecasting for many organizations, the shortcomings of this legacy, siloed tool have become too hard to ignore. Relying on archaic spreadsheets to guide complex business models automatically puts your organization at a disadvantage – sacrificing time and accuracy while stunting strategic decision making.
What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Book Review: Nothing but Net
CFA Institute
JANUARY 21, 2022
This book provides 10 invaluable lessons that investors can use to pick tech stocks in years to come.
What the AIC has its eyes on in 2022
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 18, 2022
Q&A: Pam Hendrickson on the AIC’s top priorities.
Dawn of post-LIBOR era brings SOFR, operational challenges to CFOs
CFO Dive
JANUARY 21, 2022
More work needs to be done to assure a seamless transition "when the switch is actually thrown in the middle of next year," Deloitte's Alexey Surkov said.
The fundamentals of demand planning
Anaplan
JANUARY 16, 2022
Effective demand planning can improve the accuracy of revenue forecasts, align inventory levels with peaks and troughs in demand, and enhance profitability for a particular channel or product.
Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them
Speaker: Dave Sackett
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
Data Update 2 for 2022: US Stocks kept winning in 2021, but…
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 19, 2022
Leading into 2021, the big questions facing investors were about how quickly economies would recover from COVID, with the assumption that the virus would fade during the year, and the pressures that the resulting growth would put on inflation. In a post at the start of 2021 , I argued that while stocks entered the year at elevated levels, especially on historic metrics (such as PE ratios), they were priced to deliver reasonable returns, relative to very low risk free rates (with the treasury bon
Data: LPs’ ESG wants vs needs; update to directory
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 20, 2022
Survey: Most LPs don’t ask for or can’t get ESG data they need; update to tech-based service providers directory.
CFOs to use debt issuance for M&A, refinancing in 2022: Moody's
CFO Dive
JANUARY 21, 2022
Companies are in “savings mode” and well prepared for both M&A and riding out turbulence in financial markets, Moody’s said.
Fund Accounting for Nonprofits & Charities
The Charity CFO
JANUARY 21, 2022
Nonprofits often receive donations or grants designated for a specific purpose–like a donation to a specific program or grant you have to spend within a calendar year. EXAMPLE: If you receive a donation that’s explicitly for purchasing computers for an afterschool program, you can’t use that money to buy office chairs. We call revenue from these sources restricted funds because you’re not free to use them however you please. .
Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments
Speaker: Erroll Amacker
As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R
STRATEGIC FUNDING – Where to find the capital your business needs
The CFO Centre
JANUARY 19, 2022
Funding growing businesses is one of the major challenges any entrepreneur and business owner will face, and while there is an increasingly vast array of options available, figuring out how to access these funds can be a very time consuming, frustrating experience, even for the most seasoned business owner. Whether you need working capital to […].
Survey: Most LPs don’t ask for or can’t get ESG data they need
Private Funds CFO
JANUARY 19, 2022
A survey by Bain & Company and ILPA showed that an overwhelming majority of LPs would walk away from opportunities that raised ESG concerns.
Tech reliance to remain high even after the pandemic
CFO Dive
JANUARY 18, 2022
The kind of technology that got businesses through COVID-19 won’t be the kind that gets them through the permanently reshaped landscape in which they must operate, a global business specialist says.
Corporate integrity might have worsened over the last 18 months
Future CFO
JANUARY 18, 2022
Standards of corporate integrity have stayed the same or worsened over the last 18 months, said EY recently. According to the 2022 EY Global Integrity Report, more than half (55%) of employees and leaders from companies around the world believe that standards of corporate integrity have stayed the same or worsened over the last 18 months. The survey, which canvassed the views of more than 4,700 employees, managers and board directors from 54 countries and territories, found that leaders are stru
Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close
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